Ghanaian chief justice Gertrude Torkornoo removed from office

GHANA: Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry.

She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions by three individuals, with the president setting up a five-member committee to investigate.

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The commission found that “grounds of stated misbehaviour… had been established and recommended her removal from office”, the presidency said in a statement on Monday. Ms Torkornoo has dismissed the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated.

The presidency said Mahama was required to act in accordance with the committee’s recommendations.